Recorded 1976–2008 Girls' name Peak 1978 355 births

Rhianon — girls' name

355 babies named Rhianon in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s541980s1421990s1032000s56
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Rhianon was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

25 babies were named Rhianon in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhianon

The Social Security Administration has registered 355 babies named Rhianon between 1976 and 2008, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhianon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhianon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rhianon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rhianon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhianon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 355 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rhianon at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

355

Since 1976

33 years of records

Peak year

1978

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1976

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2008

Rhianon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1976

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1978)
25
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
051015202530 200820021998199419901986198219781976 7

Rhianon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
142 births that decade — 40% of Rhianon's all-time total
1970s541980s1421990s1032000s56

Rhianon by state

Where Rhianon concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rhianon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.4%
California share of Rhianon's total US births 1.4%

5 of 355 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhianon?
355 babies have been named Rhianon since 1976. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1978 with 25 births.
When was Rhianon most popular?
Rhianon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Rhianon most popular?
The top states for the name Rhianon are California (5 births).
How long has the name Rhianon been used?
Rhianon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 33 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Rhianon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhiannon, Rhianna, Rhiana, Rhiley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.